The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-21

thorne place, near BrOoksv1lle, had the mis-
fortune to be bitten by moccasin snake the
first of the week. Nothing serious will
result therefrom.
J. Merryday is thinking of putting his
"Tidal Wave now at Palatka, on Lake
Kerr. We hope that this will be done,
though we will regret to see the Lake Kerr
boats take a back seat"
A bottle of preserved blackberries was
powed up recently near Greenville, Madi-
son county, that had been prepared by Mrs.
Collins eighteen years ago and found to be
as good as on the day prepared.
Smyrna has at last decided to incorporate.
Alfred Howard, of Glencoe, is now running
the boundary lines This makes the fourth
attempt to form a town government, and
they will in all probability succeed this
time.
The Griffing property in Crescent City,
embraced in a mortgage made to the Pas
sumpsic Savings Bank, of st. Johnsbury,
VI, is to be sold on the first Monday in
May at Masters sale to satisfy the mort
gage.
At the municipal election in Lake City
last week Mr. G. NJ Cline voted his post
Office box rent receipt and two postage
stamps through mistake for a ballot. 1t
was not known until found in the count of
votes.
O. T. Harrison, of Palatka, is getting to-
gether a collection of Florida curiosities, in
Guiding alligators, etc, and as soon as his
collection is complete he will take the road
and visit all the important cities of the
North
At Interlachen Mr.. Friedlander continues
to ship strawberries to Cincinnati, and says
they pay him about SOC. quart, net profit.
He ships to a reliable firm, who make quick
sales and prompt returns The fruit arrives
i'll Cincinnati two days after starting.
Charles A. Hamilton, of Charleston, S.
c., was at the Saratoga Hotel in Palatka
Friday He says that the establishment
of steamship line between Palatka and
Charleston is an assured fact, and that
freights over the new line will be very low.
T. J. Boyd, of Sanford. who recently made
a shipment of oranges reports good returns.
His fruit sold in market for 81 20 per box,
which will net him about So 20 or 80 40 per
box. The fruit was Of an extra good
quality and reached the market in fine con
dition.
At Wilcox Friday last Fred Curtis, a
young man about "a years of age, com
mitted suicide by shooting himself with a
pistol. He has been living in that vicinity
for about two years, having lived with his
father on the little place just north of Viii
cox station.
at Palatka grows more positive every day. 1t
looks now, says the NelOS, as if the ferry
boats would soon have to go, and that the
st. Augustine and Palatka and the st.
Johns and Halifax railroad trains will run
into Palatka by next season.
j. B. Williams, who was the contractor
for building the large hotel at Punta Gorda
has finished his work and the hotel is now
complete and ready for occupancy. The
hotel is a very fine building and will no
doubt be crowded with guests from all
parts of the country next season.
Mr. Burdick, Of Limona, Hillsborough
| county has gathered this year from bushes
of the running blackberry growing by the
side OF an old fence, $50 quarts of ripe
| blackberries. The space occupied by the
bushes was only about ten rods long and
six feet wide. The bushes were volunteers,
planted by the birds, and the berries sold
readily at loo. per quart.
| DIR. w. w Winthrop, of Minneapolis,
| Mimi, has recently made very minute OBJ
| servations on Indian river in regard to the
| cultivation of the poppy for the manufac-
ti1re of opium, and he states that it surpass-
es China in the production of that plant
| If such is the fact Florida should become
1 one of the wealthiest States in the Union.
4 The revenue of the United States ON the i'm
/
over $50, 900, 600
Monday a man and his wife with six
| children passed through Palatka, bound
for the Halifax river. They hailed from
| Waco, Tex, having Travelled the entire dis
lance in wagons. They left that place on
Feb. 3, and without any accident of seri-
Gus nature arrived in Palatka Monday
morning. They had two good carts and six
horses, which appeared to be in very good
laf.. No
entire family appeared to be in the best
spirits and health, and declare that their
outdoor life has agreed with them finely.
Tampa Tribune, April Is: Mrs. Martha
Fisher came before Judge c. f. Harrison on
| Tuesday morning and swore out a warrant
against Harry w Lindsey charging him
with assault with intent to murder. He had
a dispute with her, which he determined to
settle by force, and seizing her by the throat,
beat her quite severely with his fists, and
then drew a knife, which he attempted to
open with his teeth. Two gentlemen hear
ing her screams, came to her rescue and
were fired upon by Lindsey, who then ran
off, If he is captured, as he will doubtless
be, he will be punished as his crime merits.
At Pensacola Monday Gaspar Sara and
I.wife, who live at Fort McRae, and who had
been visiting the lady's mother at the navy
yard, had embarked in q small skiff boat to
lFeUuIH NOME, when, as Cn6y were passing
the Warrington wharf, the man fell over
board. His wife, losing all presence of
mind, thinking only of saving her husband,
jumped in after him, and the boat sped on
its way, leaving both laundering in the
water Luckily the accident was witnessed
by parties on shore, and John Robinson,
jumping into boat that was Fortunately
close at hand succeeded in reaching the
Struggling pair just in time to save them
from watery grave.
One lady lost ten well filed trunks valued
at several thousand dollars, in the fire at st.
Augustine. The Cathedral clock stopped at
precisely $50 o'clock, as indicated on the
dial The iron safe of the Cuban tobacco
store was opened on Wednesday, and every
thing within found uniniured The St.
Augustine Hotel safe was opened on We'd
nesday, and the contents found in perfect
preservation. Letters from the mail-box In
the st. Augustine Hotel were saved and placed
in the post office by Mr.. jesse NJ Thomas
At an early hour, by order of the Mayor, all
bar rooms in the city were closed for TWEEN
ty-four hours. Perfect order prevailed dur
ing the ordeal of flame and throughout the
day.
AT the last term of the United States Cir
| cult Court in Pensacola n number Of indict-
mentS We're found against a large number Of
| persons for trespassing on government lands
in that district Some of these have been
arrested and given bond for their appear.
! opa ~ be axt &C. b.. H., Lao.